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Assembly approves guardrails for commercial autonomous delivery vehicles, requires human safety operator and reporting
Summary
Lawmakers passed AB 33, which requires a qualified human safety operator aboard commercial autonomous delivery vehicles while they operate on neighborhood streets and sets reporting and a legislative review trigger.
The Assembly passed AB 33 on May 14 by a 52–6 roll-call vote, adopting a bill that requires a qualified human safety operator to be present in commercial autonomous delivery vehicles during operations on local streets and establishes data collection and a legislative review trigger.
Why it matters: The bill aims to preserve a human safety layer while the state and companies gather real-world safety data for new uses of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in last-mile delivery. Supporters cited incidents in…
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